Association between common mental disorder and glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes: A mixed-method study by Bhanushree Soni, Venkatachalam Jayaseelan, Shivanand Kattimani, Sasirekha Rengaraj, Kalaiselvy Arikrishnan, Naveenkumar Veerasetty

“…The prevalence of CMD was assessed using Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). …”
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Preparation For Flight: The Physical Profile of Pre-Professional and Professional Circus Artists in the United States by Stephanie J Greenspan, Melanie I Stuckey

“…Overall, professionals outperformed pre-professionals for lower abdominal strength, pull-ups, handstand balance, cardiovascular fitness, hamstring, and straddle flexibility. Generally, males ASAB demonstrated greater shoulder flexibility and upper body functional strength while females ASAB had greater hip and lumbar flexibility and hip strength. …”
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Role of world financial insitutions in de-shadowing of global economy by Оlena Baula, Olena Liutak

“…The methodological basis of the research is the methods of economic analysis and fundamental research: system analysis, synthesis and comparative analysis to outline the main directions and means of detinization of the economy; a functional-systemic approach for assessing the state and trends of the shadow sector of the global economy and determining its impact on the country's international competitiveness; generalization method for forming research conclusions. …”
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Design of a Solar Powered Precision Irrigation System. by Othieno John Wangara

“…However in Africa especially in sub-Sahara Africa this has been high hindered by unreliable levels of rainfall as result of it having too much sun heat (desert) which intern calls for irrigation. Irrigation generally is the controlled application of water for agricultural purposes. …”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda by Mbowa ,Henry Stanley, Mbabazi,Phelix Businge, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…Furthermore, the small sample size might limit the generalization of the study results to the entire district. …”
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Relationship Between Attitudes, Academic Performance, Gender and Choice of Agricultural Careers Among Secondary School Students in Kanungu District Uganda. by Byaruhanga, Hillary

“…The findings revealed that most students were unsure about whether those with a favorable view of agriculture are more likely to pursue agricultural careers, with a mean score of 3.29 and a standard deviation of 0.548, indicating that students were generally "not sure" about this relationship. The study found a significant positive correlation (Spearman's rho = 0.506**, p < 0.01) between students' attitudes towards agriculture and their choice of agricultural careers. …”
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Cash Flow Statements as tool for Assessing Liquidity in Commercial Company: A case study of Ndoli Super Market Kigali-Rwanda. by Jeanbaptiste, Baribwira Nshuti

“…The liquidity of NDOLI Supermarket Kigali-Rwanda from 2013-2015 were shown to the tables 4.9 to 4.22 which confirmed that increase of return on assets was on rate of 54.1%; return on equity was on rate of 91.8%; return on investment was on rate on 86.5%; gross profit margin was on rate of 86.5%; and current ratio was on 94.6%. Generally, liquidity evolution has averaged on rate of 68.91%.Current Ratio; it was 1.13 in 2013; it was became 0.84 in 2014; and it was 0.98 in 2015. …”
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An analysis of heavy metals contamination and estimating the daily intakes of vegetables from Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Eric, Oloya Otim

“…Pb, Cr6þ, Cd, and Ni for instance are generally considered nonessential to cellular functions, notwithstanding the importance of the oxidative state of the metals in bioavailability. …”
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Decentralized Revenue Management and Health Service Delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government by Christine, Nayebare

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COVID-19-Related Mental Health Burdens: Impact of Educational Level and Relationship Status Among Low-Income Earners of Western Uganda by Lemuel, Ann Monima, Usman, Ibe Michael, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Alghamdi, Saad, Aigbogun, Eric Osamudiamwen, Archibong, Victor, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Kabanyoro, Annet, Ifie, Josiah Eseoghene, Swase, Dominic Terkimbi, Ssempijja, Fred, Ayuba, John Tabakwot, Matama, Kevin, Onohuean, Hope, Kembabazi, Stellamaris, Henry, Rachael, Odoma, Said, Yusuf, Helen, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Assaggaf, Hamza M., Kairania, Emmanuel, Aslam, Akhmed, Okon, Owoisinke, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Anxiety, anger, and depression were assessed using a modified generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7), Spielberger’s State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2, and Beck Depression Inventory item tools, respectively. …”
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SwinClustering: a new paradigm for landscape character assessment through visual segmentation by Tingting Huang, Tingting Huang, Bo Huang, Bo Huang, Sha Li, Haiyue Zhao, Xin Yang, Jianning Zhu

“…Furthermore, its strong generalization capabilities enable its seamless application to LCA tasks at arbitrary scales, marking a sustainable development in the field of LCA.…”
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Telehealth and people with disabilities in the United Kingdom: a scoping review by Mezhen Ko, Mezhen Ko, Matthew Azzopardi, Constantinos Loizou, Abison Logeswaran, Benjamin Ng, Agata Pacho, Yu Jeat Chong

“…While patients and carers generally expressed satisfaction with telehealth’s convenience and accessibility, a preference for face-to-face consultations remained. …”
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Status and risk factors for depression, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms among adolescents in the post-pandemic era by Xing-Jie Yang, Li-Bin Zhang, Lei-Lei Wang, Hu Deng, Yu-Long Li, Rong-Jia Zhao, Jia-Yan Xu, Yu-Chun Yang, Shuang-Jiang Zhou

“…The second part included the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire, seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. …”
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Transformer-based travel time estimation method for plateau and mountainous environments by Guangjun Qu, Kefa Zhou, Rui Wang, Dong Li, Yingpeng Lu, Zhihong Lv, Dequan Zhao, Aijun Zhang, Qing Zhang

“…A meta-learning strategy was employed to improve the model’s generalization ability, thereby ensuring its applicability for accurate travel time estimation across a range of challenging environments. …”
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Identification of serum tRNA-derived small RNAs biosignature for diagnosis of tuberculosis by Zikun Huang, Qing Luo, Cuifen Xiong, Haiyan Zhu, Chao Yu, Jianqing Xu, Yiping Peng, Junming Li, Aiping Le

“…The three-tsRNA biosignature generally decreased within 3 months of treatment and then remained stable. …”
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Distribution Characteristics of Nutrients and Eutrophication Assessment in Yueqing Bay by YAO Kaixue, YIN Rui, WANG Yang, CHEN Feng, LI Zhenhua

“…The analysis of potential eutrophication patterns showed that the N/P ratio of most of the survey stations in this area was generally greater than that of the Redfield ratio (16), and the water were mainly in a phosphorus-restricted state in spring and summer, and unrestricted in autumn and winter.…”
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Evaluation of a Novel Water-Based Automated Endoscope Cleaning Process Compared to Conventional Manual Cleaning for Reducing Duodenoscope Contaminatio by Koen van der Ploeg, Juliëtte A. Severin, Margreet C. Vos, Nicole S Erler, Adriana J.C. Bulkmans, Marco Bruno, Bibi C.G.C. Mason-Slingerland

“…Non-inferiority of the AT was tested using a generalized estimating equation with a non-inferiority margin of 5%. …”
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Development of quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis care – Results from an European consensus study by Daniel H. Bordvik, Yeliz Prior, Rachael Bamford, Francis Berenbaum, Mathilda Björk, Thalita Blanck, Barbara Slatkowsky Christensen, Krysia Dziedzic, John Edwards, Nazemin Gilanliogullari, Carol Graham, Ida K. Haugen, Margreet Kloppenburg, Hellen Laheij, Marco J.P.F. Ritt, Tanja Stamm, Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås, Ingvild Kjeken

“…After three voting rounds, sixteen QI items reached consensus, reflecting current hand OA care standards. Items were generally well understood, requiring only minor clarity amendments after patient interviews (N ​= ​28). …”
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Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Emissions of OC and EC: Laboratory Comparisons with Port Fuel Injection Engine by Jie Zhang, John Liggio, Tak W. Chan, Lin Huang, Jeffrey R. Brook

“…This is consistent with the OC forming characteristics for GDI and PFI engines, which are pyrolyzed particles from incomplete combustion and incomplete volatilization of fuel droplets, respectively. Generally, the particle phase OC emissions from gasoline engines are more volatile than other sources (e.g., biomass burning), supported by the very low level of pyrolyzed organic carbon (POC) and small differences among protocols in the current study. …”
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Characteristics of VOCs and their Potentials for O3 and SOA Formation in a Medium-sized City in Eastern China by Peilin Chen, Xinye Zhao, Ou Wang, Min Shao, Xinxin Xiao, Shanshan Wang, Qin’geng Wang

“…The results show that the mean VOC concentration was much lower in the urban center than in the suburbs. Generally, proportions of both alkenes and aromatic hydrocarbons were higher and proportion of alkanes was lower in Huai’an than that in big cities, indicating emissions from solvent usage and industrial process play a more important role in the medium-sized city. …”
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